Sean Dyche hallmark already stamped on Toffees

New manager Sean Dyche reignited the energy and tenacity missing for so long as Everton won their first match since October but warned there was much more required to drag the club out of danger.

There was an echo of Walter Smith's 'Dogs of War’ of the mid-1990s in the 1-0 victory over Premier League leaders Arsenal, a result built on midfield aggression, defensive commitment and finished by James Tarkowski’s header on the hour.

Dyche recalled Abdoulaye Doucoure, who had been training on his own for the final days of Frank Lampard’s reign after a fall-out, for his first league start since August and the Frenchman and Belgium international Amadou Onana both delivered.

The 21-year-old Onana, who only arrived in the summer, was linked with a January move to the Gunners but Everton held onto him despite their struggles and Dyche is now looking to enhance his contribution to the team.

In order to do that he plans to enlist the help of a Belgian he knows well in Steven Defour, a midfield enforcer he had at Burnley, to educate the youngster on the finer points of Premier League football.

"He has got a lot to learn. I think he is a talent, the ugly side of the game he has to learn," Dyche said of Onana.

"I had a bit of fun with him and I said I am getting you to speak to Steven Defour and we will be doing that.

"He said ‘Steven Defour, I know who he is’ and I said ‘So do I – and when we speak to him next week he will teach you about what the requirements of the Premier League are’.

"He is a young man who is learning. He has come in here with real talent and is fantastic physically and we will get him fitter and sharper and teach him to be a complete player.

"He has a lot to offer but has a long way to go to become a complete player and